The Christian Science Monitor is out with a bunch of college related articles:

One is on global economics and a crisis of confidence that may be pushing the US down in rankings among top universities.

The second article is on colleges that are fine tuning college degrees to give them more job market relevance.

The third article is on little consensus that is out on what the college rankings actually mean.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on Cuyahoga Community College having a record number of summer students.

The News & Observer reports on the The state Senate is expected to consider today a $450 million bond package that would pay for university and college projects in North Carolina.

The USA Today has an article up on the ethical debate that surrounds U.S. colleges’ use of international recruiters.

on Spring Creek Elementary students that sit on big and bouncy balls to learn.

on a new proposal that would extend the school day by two hours at 100 low performing schools by using a combination of laptop computers, instructional software and non-teachers.

on counties in Georgia that could wind up putting senior citizens on the school tax rolls in order to plug budget deficit holes.

on over 100 teachers that have been laid off in the local school district that still might get their job back.

on Philadelphia’s Performing Arts Charter School where all the kindergartners get weekly violin, ballet, and singing lessons.